Species that contain: Halobatrachus and didactylus [ 8 ] records

algeriensis, Batrachus Guichenot [A.] 1850:[81], Pl. 5 [Histoire naturelle des reptiles et poissons; ref. 1940] Algeria, western Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Reference to this plate on text page 81 suggests that it is described as Batrachus planifrons in the text; technically, if the plates appeared at the same time as the text then the valid name is determined by a first reviser. •Synonym of Halobatrachus didactylus (Bloch & Schneider 1801) based on placement of Batachus planifrons Guechinot on p. 81 -- (Monod 1973:657 [ref. 7193], Roux 1990:471 [ref. 15312]). Current status: Synonym of Halobatrachus didactylus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Batrachoididae: Halophryninae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

barbatus, Batrachus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:498 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 12; ref. 1006] Guinea. No types known. •Synonym of Halobatrachus didactylus (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Monod 1973:657 [ref. 7193]). Current status: Synonym of Halobatrachus didactylus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Batrachoididae: Halophryninae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

borealis, Batrachus Nilsson [S.] 1832:99 [Prodromus ichthyologiae Scandinavicae; ref. 3204] Codano Bay, Norway. Holotype (unique): ZMUL. •Synonym of Halobatrachus didactylus (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Monod 1973:657 [ref. 7193], Roux 1990:471 [ref. 15312]). Current status: Synonym of Halobatrachus didactylus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Batrachoididae: Halophryninae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

conspicillum, Batrachus Cuvier [G.] 1829:253 [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] No locality [Suriname]. Non-types: ?MNHN A-4740 [ex NMW] (1). Available from footnote as, "Batr. conspicillum, N., ou le prétendu Batr. tau, Bl., pl. lxvii, f. 2 et 3." See also Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:495 [ref. 1006]. •Synonym of Halobatrachus didactylus (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Monod 1973:657 [ref. 7193] but dating to 1837, Collette & Greenfield 2016:2041 [ref. 34595]). •Possibly valid -- (Collette et al. 2006:937 [ref. 28910]). Current status: Synonym of Halobatrachus didactylus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Batrachoididae: Halophryninae. Distribution: West Africa: Sierra Leone, Liberia and Ghana [if valid]. Habitat: brackish, marine.

didactylus, Batrachus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:42 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Guinea [eastern Atlantic]. Holotype: ZMB 817. Bloch specimens: ZMB 2252 (1). Type catalog: Paepke 1999:50 [ref. 24282]. •Valid as Halobatrachus didactylus (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Monod 1973:657 [ref. 7193], Roux in Whitehead et al. 1986:1360 [ref. 13677], Roux 1990:471 [ref. 15312], Falcón et al. 2003:144 [ref. 39343], Collette et al. 2006:937 [ref. 28910], Greenfield et al. 2008:683 [ref. 30046], Wirtz et al. 2013:119 [ref. 32972], Collette & Greenfield 2016:2041 [ref. 34595], Martins & Carneiro 2018:54 [ref. 36550], Bañón et al. 2019:192 [ref. 36706], Carneiro et al. 2019:162 [ref. 37250], Elbaraasi et al. 2019:94 [ref. 36864], Bañón et al. 2020:3 [ref. 38888], Bañón & Maño 2021:62 [ref. 38883], Kovačić et al. 2021:33 [ref. 39014], Fermon et al. 2022:209 [ref. 39448] with question). Current status: Valid as Halobatrachus didactylus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Batrachoididae: Halophryninae. Distribution: Western Mediterranean Sea: including Adriatic Sea; eastern Atlantic: Galicia (Spain) south to Angola, including Madeira. Habitat: brackish, marine.

guentheri, Batrachus Bleeker [P.] 1863:101 [Natuurkundige Verhandelingen van de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen te Haarlem (Ser. 2) v. 18 (1862); ref. 395] Elmina, Guinea. Lectotype: RMNH 2114. Paralectotypes: RMNH 24406 (1). Lectotype selected by Boeseman 1963:43, 48, Pl. 6 (fig. 1) [ref. 21734]. •Synonym of Halobatrachus didactylus (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Roux 1990:471 [ref. 15312]). • Current status: Synonym of Halobatrachus didactylus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Batrachoididae: Halophryninae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

planifrons, Batrachus Guichenot [A.] 1850:81 [Histoire naturelle des reptiles et poissons; ref. 1940] Coasts of Algeria, western Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Text refers this name to Pl. 5 which is identified in the plate caption and table of plates as Batrachus algeriensis Guichenot. •Synonym of Halobatrachus didactylus (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Monod 1973:657 [ref. 7193], Roux 1990:471 [ref. 15312]). Current status: Synonym of Halobatrachus didactylus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Batrachoididae: Halophryninae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

punctatus, Batrachus Agassiz [L.] in Spix & Agassiz 1831:133, Pl. 74 [Selecta genera et species piscium quos in itinere per Brasiliam; ref. 13] Atlantic off Brazil. Syntypes: (2) MHNN 390 (1) Brazil; ZSM. Type catalog: Kottelat 1984:149 [ref. 21784]. Spelled punctulatus on plate. Also appeared in Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837:497 [ref. 1006] as punctulatus. •Synonym of Halobatrachus didactylus (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Monod 1973:657 [ref. 7193], Roux 1990:471 [ref. 15312]). Current status: Synonym of Halobatrachus didactylus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Batrachoididae: Halophryninae. Habitat: brackish, marine.